Hispanics: A Cure for America’s Demographic Woes?

“Princeton University Sociologist Marta Tienda is chairperson of the Washington-based National Research Council’s panel on Hispanics in the United States. She notes that Hispanics, both Latin American immigrants and their U.S. born offspring, already constitute America’s largest minority group at 14 percent. By 2030, they are projected to account for nearly one-fourth of the U.S. population.

“For the nation, the youthful Hispanic population represents a potential demographic dividend not available to other industrialized countries that are experiencing population decline,” said Marta Tienda. “Hispanics are coming of age in an aging society. As growing numbers of Hispanics replace white retirees in the labor force, they can help attenuate the labor shortage.”"

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